ROCHESTER — Police arrested a Rochester man this week for allegedly fabricating a story that he was kidnapped at gunpoint from Rochester Common.

Steven Gilman, 22, of 30B Chestnut St., Rochester., filed a complaint to police Aug. 4, stating that while he was at the Common, he was approached by a man and a woman and was kidnapped. He told police he was held at gunpoint in their vehicle by the male suspect as the female drove him away from the Common, police say.

As part of the fabricated story, Gilman also told investigators he escaped by jumping out of the moving vehicle and fleeing while they were at the intersection of Columbus Avenue and South Main Street. He said he fled on foot and went to notify police.

According to Police Capt. Gary Boudreau, Gilman eventually confessed to police that he fabricated the entire kidnapping story. He said Gilman made up the story after getting into a disagreement with a person whom he falsely accused of kidnapping.

“He had a problem with the person, he made up a story about kidnapping,” said Boudreau.

He said police have exhausted a fair amount of manpower and time over the past few weeks in investigating the false kidnapping report.

“The original accusations were very serious, we investigated them fully,” he said.

Gilman is now facing the charge of making a false report to law enforcement, a Class A misdemeanor punishable by a maximum of a year in jail. He is scheduled to appear for trial at Rochester Circuit Court on Dec. 1.